<p><br /> Pop star and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has taken in a lodger while she recovers from Malaria.<br /> </p><p><br /> Cheryl's close friend Derek Hough, who appears with Cheryl on the video for her single 'Parachute' is reported to have already moved into her multi-million pound house near Godalming in Surrey.<br /> </p><p><br /> Derek is said to have work lined-up in the UK until the end of the year, including a one-off appearance on the next series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.<br /> </p><p><br /> Meanwhile, Cheryl's X Factor boss Simon Cowell has apparently suggested she should get a lifestyle coach to make sure she eats, sleeps and talks about what's on her mind. Derek Hough may be that person.<br /> </p><p><br /> Cheryl was hospitalised this month after contracting Malaria while on holiday with Derek in Tanzania, Africa.<br /> </p>
